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... > psychology > social psychology > judgment and decision making > group decision making > leniency contract

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leniency contract

Definition

The leniency contract is an influential model of minority influence. It is designed to identify factors that affect the likelihood that a minority group will be able to persuade the majority to adopt its point of view. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Leniency Contract]

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